jackknifeh wrote:Wiha make good tools IMO. How come that goofy looking knife is in your picture of your torx drivers? :) Just kidding.
That P2 came with a little side to side blade play due to the pivot screw being a little loose. Of course it was the one under the pocket clip. Didn't have any torx sets at the time and figured these guys should last me. I've had enough cheap hex driver sets in my life that I was willing to pay for these, though I got a better deal than what I see Googling now.
I have more sets that I can count. I like the separate craftsman set pictures herein,
but I like to keep it with my big tools. I like the smaller Lowes/Kobalt type sets for
my small tool box. It has worked for 90% of my smaller / knife gun stuff.
I did grab a Wheeler set at Cabelas the other day (because I was there and it was there)
and I like it so far. It has other tools and only 3 torx but they work great and you get get
some good torque if needed.
It worked much better than the Kobalt set, on adjusting the large Szabo torx because of
the size and grip. I haven't found the perfect set yet, but I am still looking. The good thing
is, they don't cost much.
I picked up the Wiha 31-bit set myself. Top notch quality at a very reasonable price. I really like that iFixIt tool kit though and might have to get myself one. GTP2k1, how is the quality of the driver and bits? Do the bits make good contact or is there a lot of slop in their fit with the fastner?
Current :spyder: : Para2's Brown, Blue & Orange, Etched Spin, CF Caly3 ZDP189, Gayle Bradley, UKPK Orange G10, Manix2 M4, Sage 1, Caly 3.5 in Super Blue, Urban Orange G10
It's not Wiha quality, but very good for the price, even the smaller bit's have well defined edges (crisp machining) and you don't get that feeling like there gonna twist an deform if ya have to put a little effort into breaking the locktite.
Endura I (First Spydie)
Tenacious (Work)
Para2, Strech II (EDCs)
I think anything will work as long as it is the right size. But we are here because "just anything" will not do. I wrenched on bicycles for years and I like the PB Swiss brand. They come in different colors so you can quickly identify which one you need. A bit hard to find in U.S. but fantastic quality. Wiha is good as well but both of these you pay premium price.
I’ve come to conclude that Fettucini Alfredo is just Mac-and-Cheese for food snobs.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
Just a tip since we're talking torx bits here: I heard someone say to use a small piece of saran wrap on the tip of the torx driver to lessen the chance of slippage and stripping. I have tried it a few times (mostly on cheaper knives) and it works pretty decent especially if you have cheaper ill fitting bits. Hopefully this will help some of you out in a pinch...
JNewell wrote:Tools need to be the right size, and they need to be properly hardened. If they're not, you're going to break tools or damage fasteners, or both.
No doubt, I have stripped countless scews and bolts thru the years. You just need to start out
with quality tools and then have hte patience to get teh "right" tool for the job and take it slowly.
There's nothing worse than trying to loosen a torx screw and feel that slip and the tool keeps
spinning and the screw is just sitting there not spinning. You look up and realize that you had
the wrong size or wrong bit. (Now I haven't done this, I'm just saying that it could happen )
JNewell wrote:Tools need to be the right size, and they need to be properly hardened. If they're not, you're going to break tools or damage fasteners, or both.
True, but even a tool that's dead-on spec can damage fasteners that are very soft and/or off-spec. A properly sized and hardened tool can still damage a properly sized and hardened fastener if it's equipped with a disproportionately large handle and used by someone who thinks "more force" is the answer to loosening a reluctant fastener or that clip screws need to be "white knuckle" tight.
kbuzbee wrote:I don't know, brother Bal. Sounds suspitiously like the voice if experience to me...
Ken
You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Well, then who the
he%% else are you talking - You talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here.
Yeah you're right, I "might" have done that before, you know me too well Ken.
Unless of course you were talkin' to Travis Bickle, then in that case, I don't
know nothin' bout it.
BAL wrote:You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Well, then who the
he%% else are you talking - You talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here.
ROFLMAO :) Very edifying thread, torx drivers, taxi drivers and all :)
+1 on the fold up Multi tool torgue set.I got that blue box and I swear they are made of wax they are do weak and strip with ease.the multi tool is like a Swiss army knife works great
I have the Kobalt version of that husky driver kit, a nice kit that Radio Shack sells for electronics, something from an auto part store that has a bit holder that flips out, a driver that flips out, and an LED light (not was ergonomic to use as the first two but the bits are decent) and some assorted 1/4 bits and drivers. a Loctited screw will sometime twist a pretty good bit by the time it breaks free, but that is better than stripping the head of the screw, so if it does not turn easily, increased downward force with slow turns that include increasing pressure should help.
Based on this thread and threads on other forums over the years I finally took the plunge. I just ordered the Wihia 79242 10 piece Torx set along with a Wiha 28103 1/4 Bit Holder (stubby). All just under $30.oo shipped from the big A store.
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